¹⁷ The sons of Shem were

Elam, Ashur, Arphaxad, Lud, Aram,

Uz, Hul, Gether, and Meshek.

¹⁸ Arphaxad became the father of Shelah,

and Shelah became the father of Eber.

¹⁹ Two sons were born to Eber:

The name of one was Peleg, for in his days the earth was divided, and the name of his brother was Joktan.

²⁰ Joktan became the father of

Almodad, Sheleph, Hazarmaveth, and Jerah, ²¹ Hadoram, Uzal, and Diklah, ²² Ebal, Abimael, Sheba, ²³ Ophir, Havilah, and Jobab. All these were the sons of Joktan.

²⁴ Shem, Arphaxad, Shelah,

²⁵ Eber, Peleg, Reu,

²⁶ Serug, Nahor, Terah,

²⁷ and Abram, who is Abraham.